英国伯明翰大学气象学博士后职位

　　英国伯明翰大学气象学博士后职位

　　Job Description

　　Research Fellow - School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences - Grade 7 - 95923 - (200001HN)

　　Description

　　Position Details

　　Research Fellow - 95923

　　School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

　　College of Life and Environmental Sciences

　　University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

　　Full time starting salary is normally in the range £30,942 to £40,322. With potential progression once in post to £42,792 a year

　　Full Time

　　12 month Fixed Term contract up to 31st March 2021

　　Closing Date - 16th April 2020

　　Background

　　To create and contribute to the creation of knowledge by undertaking a specified range of activities within an established research programme and/or specific research project.

　　This post is for a PDRA Grade 7 in the research project PRE-CAX. The PRE-CAX project (Predicting future climate extremes in China by blending predictive performance of generalized linear models with causal network discovery) will investigate the potential improvement and development of tools for climate services to future extremes.

　　Role Summary

　　•Work within specified research grants and projects and contribute to writing bids

　　•Operate within area of specialism

　　•Analyse and interpret research findings and results

　　•Contribute to generating funding

　　•Contribute to licensing or spin out deals with demonstrated commercial success (such as revenues, asset or company sales, IP generated) and/or public understanding of the discipline or similar

　　Main duties and responsibilities

　　Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications and Experience Required

　　•BSc / MSc in Meteorology, or a neighbouring discipline with

　　•Experience in meteorology and climate sciences.

　　•PhD in a related field

　　•Experience in meteorological data analysis (in particular extreme value analysis);

　　•Scientific programming skills (e.g., in Linux/Unix environment, FORTRAN, R, etc.

　　•Knowledge of dynamic meteorology;

　　•Writing of scientific publications;

　　•Teaching at university level, including support for supervision of BSc, MSc, and PhD thesis

　　Informal enquires to Prof GC Leckebusch, email: g.c.leckebusch@bham.ac.uk

　　We value diversity at The University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community’